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to  tha  ganaroaity  of: 

Seminary  of  Quebec 
Library 

THa  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
poaaibta  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  lagibility 
of  tiia  original  copy  and  In  Icaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  apacificationa. 


Original  copiaa  In  printad  papar  covara  ara  fllmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad  or  lllua«ratad  Impraa- 
sion,  or  tha  bacic  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copiaa  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
firat  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
•ion.  and  andinfi  on  tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illuatratad  impraaaion. 


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shall  contain  tha  symbol  —^(moaning  "CON- 
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whichavar  appliaa. 


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L'axamplaira  fiimA  fut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
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Laa  imagaa  suivantaa  ont  it*  raproduitaa  avac  ia 
piua  grand  soin.  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattati  da  l'axamplaira  filmi,  at  an 
conformity  avac  laa  conditiona  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 

Laa  axamplairaa  originaux  dont  la  couvartura  9n 
papiar  aat  imprimia  sont  filmia  an  commandant 
par  la  pramiar  plat  at  an  tarminant  soit  par  la 
darniira  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'Impraaaion  ou  d'illuatration.  soit  par  la  sacond 
plat,  salon  la  caa.  Toua  las  autras  cxamplairas 
originaux  sont  fiimia  an  commandant  par  la 
pramiira  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'Impraaaion  ou  d'illuatration  at  mrs  tarminant  par 
la  damlAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  taila 
amprainta. 

Un  daa  symboiaa  suivants  apparaitra  sur  la 
damlAra  imaga  da  chaqua  microficha.  salon  la 
caa:  la  symbola  ^^  signifia  "A  SUIVRE",  la 
symbola  V  signifia  "FIN". 


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baginning  in  tha  uppar  laft  hand  comar.  laft  to 
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raquirad.  Tha  following  diagrama  illuatrata  tha 
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filmia  A  daa  taux  da  rMuction  diffirants. 
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raproduit  an  un  saui  clichi,  il  aat  film*  A  partir 
da  I'angia  supiriaur  gaucha.  da  gaucha  i  droite 
at  da  haut  an  baa.  vn  pranant  la  nombra 
d'imagaa  nicaaaaira.  Laa  diagrammas  suivants 
illuatrant  la  mithoda. 


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EtRMUDA    ISLES. 


For  a  Delightful  Winter  Excursion 

— THE— 

TRIP   TO    BERMUDA   HAS   NOT  ITS   EQUAL. 


A  sixty  hours'  refreshing  ocean  sail  in  one  of  these  Strong  and  ELEaANTi.Y  E<juippkd 

Steamers,  will  transpose  you  from  the  rle;i  i  and  unpleasant  winter  weather 

to  the  balmy  clime  of  the  Southern  Seas,  to  an  Island  famed  for  its 

scenery,  and  clad  in  the  freshest  verdure  of  spring. 

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By  F.  H.  TAYLOR. 

HREE  years  ago  one  winter   day,  the  writer 

encountered  his  friend  C ,  a  hard-worked 

literary  editor,  upon  the  street. 

"  See  here,  T ;  you've  been  every- 
where. Tell  me  where  to  find  a  refuge  from 
new  books,  telegrams,  fresh  American  plays, 
and  all  the  rest  of  it.  I'm  tired  out  and 
want  to  go  away  somewhere  to  get  the  cob- 
webs out  of  my  brains.' 
' '  How  long  can  you  stay  away  ? "  I  asked. 

"About  ten  days,"  replied  C . 

"  Then  go  to  Bermuda,"  said  I  with  great  confidence. 

Well,  C went  to  Bermuda,  and  when  i  saw  a  series  of  eulogistic 

letters  in  his  paper,  dated  from  Hamilton,  I  knew  that  he  had  been  unable 
to  resist  the  temptation  to  take  up  the  pen  he  had  foresworn  for  the 
period  of  his  holiday,  to  write  the  praises  of  the  beautiful  little  mid- 
ocean  world  to  which  I  had  sent  him. 

Now  between  ourse)'?*^s,  when  I  met  C upon  that  bleak  winter  day, 

I  had  never  seen  Berm^  ...  and  away  down  in  that  tough  and  leathery 
adjunct  I  call  my  consciei  ce,  I  felt  an  occasional  twinge  at  the  fraud  I 
had  practiced  upon  him.  After  reading  his  letters  I  felt  better  about  it, 
and  when,  some  weeks  after  his  return,  he  took  me  by  the  hand  and 
thanked  me  sincerely  for  having  suggested  Bermuda,  recalling  many 
points  «)f  interest  with  which  he  had  no  doubt  we  were  both  familiar, 
I  mentally  resolved  I  would  atone  for  my  shortcomings  by  taking  a 
marine  pilgrimage  across  the  blue  Atlantic  to  the  little  white  and  green 
colony  which  has  of  late  years  grown  so  popular  with  Americans. 

Now,  as  I  sit  down  and  undertake  the  willing  yet  difficult  task  of 
penning  the  impressions  of  a  voyage  hither,  and  an  exploration  of  the 
islands  in  propria  personce,  I  realize  what  has  been  learned  by  many 
another  writer :  the  poverty  of  words  to  adequately  tell  the  delights  of 
such  a  red-letter  period  in  one's  life  experiences  as  may  be  found  in  a 
winter  or  spring  voyage  to  Bermuda.  However,  without  further  pre- 
lude, the  reader  will  please  suppose  himself  surging  along  in  a  cab 
through  the  densely  crowded  thoroughfares  leading  to  Pier  47,  North 
River.  It  is  a  gray  and  dispiriting  December  afternoon,  fine  rain  and 
heavy  wet  snowflakes  pelt  against  the  carriage  window  spitefully.  The 
policemen,  the  wagon  drivers,  and  the  world  generally  look  miserable 
and  despondent.    This  is  the  trying  portion  of  the  enterprise,  and  when 


SOUTHEHN  WINTER  RESORTS. 


the  Bertnutln  excursioniat  finally  Higlitsthe  wharveB,  and  lookH  out  upon 
tht'  broail  misty  oxpansn  of  the  river,  witli  its  inyriii<l  water  (;raft  in  gray 
silhouette,  all  more  or  leas  ghostly  in  effect,  it  required  all  of  the  mental 
reaolution  at  command  to  resist  the  desire  to  clamher  back  into  the  cab 
and  order  the  driver  home  to  the  cosy,  comfortable  "flat"  just  left. 
Upon  the  wharf  the  new  comer  discovered,  however,  the  baggage  of 
many  other  excursionists,  and  a  general  air  of  activity  which  was  highly 
diverting.  Who  does  not  love  to  see  a  big  ship  leave  the  port  or  come  in  ? 
That  man  has  no  soul.  There  is  poetry  in  the  idea.  It  is  stronger  than 
the  tarry  smells  of  the  wliarves  or  the  sad  dispiriting  influences  of  a 
December  rain  storm  in  New  York  City.  Why  !  even  that  pile  of  trunks 
affords  a  fund  for  reflection  and  speculation.  There  are  big  trunks  with 
high  rounded  top,  suggestive  of  Fifth  Avenue,  silk  dresses,  bright  faces, 
abundant  cash.  There  are  heavy,  solid,  devil-may-care  looking  trunks, 
pasted  over  with  the  labels  of  half  the  hotels  of  Europe.  They  tell  of 
long  and  varied  experiences  and  triumpliant  tussles  with  foregn  baggage 
smashers.  There  are  little  quiet-looking  trunks,  no  doubt  going  out  for 
their  health,  and  no  end  of  nondescript  trunks,  valises  and  boxes. 

The  A  1  Hteamsliip  "Orinoco"  is  alongside  the  dock;  all  her  hatches 
are  open  like  so  many  capacious  Oliver  Twist  like  mouths,  into  which  the 
last  of  the  cargo  and  bafrgape  presently  disapijears. 

Come  up  on  board.  But  few  of  the  passengers  are  on  deck,  and  they 
are  warmly  clad.  Enter  tlie  Social  Hall  and  pass  down  the  "  companion 
way,"  we  should  call  it  the  grand  stairway,  on  shore.  Here  is  the  warm 
and  spacious  cabin,  an'i  in  groups,  chatting  with  those  who  have  braved 
the  inclement  weather  to  see  them  off,  are  the  passengers.  All  strangers 
now,  but  we  shall  know  them  and  be  able  to  identify  the  right  person  by 
the  proper  name  every  time  before  we  cast  anchor  among  the  coral  reefs 
of  Bermuda.  The  sea  is  a  great  social  influence,  and  two  or  three  days 
upon  deck  add  surprisingly  to  one's  list  of  acquaintance — that  is,  if  one 
is  not  a  human  oyster,  and  content  to  dwell  hermit-like,  entirely  within 
his  mental  siiell.  But  few  members  of  the  Crustacea  are  found  among 
habitual  travelers,  however. 

At  tiiis  point  1  must  refer  to  my  "log  book."    Yes,  here  it  is  : 

"On  board  steamship  Orinoco,  Dec.  —  '83.  Weighed  anchor,  that  is, 
cast  oil  the  hawser  lines  at  —  p.m.,  and  left  New  York  behind  us  in  a 
framework  of  mist  and  rain.  Highland  light  seen  brightly  shining  as 
evening  came  on.  Sea  smooth  and  comfortable.  All  hands,  including 
ladies,  mustered  at  supper.  Found  Captain  to  be  a  first-rate  mariner  and 
genial  gentleman.     Officers  of  the  ship  all  attentive  and  courteous. 

Second  day  out— clear  and  cool.  We  are  in  Gulf  Stream  and  the 
noble  v-essel  ploughs  her  way  along  through  the  deep  blue  waters  steadily 
and  gracefully.  It  is  much  warmer  than  we  expected  to  find  it.  A  good 
deal  like  early  November.  It  is  quite  comfortable  upon  the  lee  side  where 
most  of  the  passengers  are  gathered,  and  with  a  good  book  to  read  one 
may  readily  banish  care  and  forget  that  New  York  with  its  many  perplexi- 
ties and  mud  and  damp  cold  weather  ever  existed  at  all.  We  pass  many 
ships  during  the  day,  and  much  to  our  surprise  actually  enjoy  our  dinner, 
and  a  good  dinner  it  is. 

Third  day — We  have  reached  a  climate  of  May.  Only  sixty  hours 
from  New  York,  and  here  I  find  myself  sans  overcoat  and  actually 
wishing  I  might  take  my  coat  off.  The  midday  sun  glows  down  upon  the 
illimitable  expanse  of  ocean  which  sparkles  in  the  warm  sunshine  in  a 
gladsome  way.     To-morrow  m*.  vning  we  will   be  at  Bermuda ;   so  the 


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pretty  koo'I  «ort  of  a  "log  book"  as  fur  i\b  it  goes,  tiioiiKh  not  ({uite  as 
full  of  sailor  terms  us  it  might  be.  When  I  look  it  over,  what  jtleaHant 
hourH  it  recalls !  Don't  I  remember  the  lively  widow  who  absorlx^d  BO 
much  of  my  time  and  smiled  on  me  so  sweetly  only  to  Huub  me  shame- 
fully when  we  were  once  more  on  dry  land.  Don't  I  recall  njy  theological 
discussions  with  the  parson  ;  my  political  ami  economic  debate  with  tbe 
Canadian  statesman,  and  my  fatherly  advice  to  the  two  pretty  girls  who 
were  going  abroad  for  the  first  time  ;  or  my  little  games  of  whist  with 
the  Chicago  professor.  Oh,  yes ;  they  all  come  back  to  mo  as  I  gaze  at 
my  "  log,"— but  you've  lieen  at  sea  and  know  something  about  it. 

My  "  log"  was  cut  siiort  in  a  most  summary  manner,  for  that  night 
a  gale  struck  us,  not  a  very  serious  sort  of  a  gale,  but  "just  a  bit  fresh," 
as  the  mate  said.  I  didn't  feel  so  fresh,  myself,  however,  and  as  the  ship 
ploughed  along,  dipping  her  iron  nose  saucily  into  the  big  green  seas,  I 
felt  that  sad  and  helpless  sensation  which  usually  precedes  a  landsman's 
retreat  to  the  privacy  of  his  stateroom ;  but  I  was  not  alone  in  my 
defeat. 

"It's  worth  while  to  suffer  seasickness,  one  feels  so  much  better 
afterwards,"  remarked  a  lady  i)assenger  the  next  morning,  and  so  said  we 
all  of  us,  for  with  the  earliest  beams  of  the  bright  and  glorious  moi'ning 
sun  we  were  all  out  on  deck,  and  there,  yes,  there  it  was  !  leagues  away 
across  the  bounding  waves — Bermuda  ! 

The  green  hills  of  its  many  islets  rise  above  the  brilliant  opalescent 
tints  of  its  lucid  sea  waters  flowing  above  the  snowy  coral  reefs.  What 
is  that?  A  tiny  sail  coming  like  some  venturesome  bird  far  out  from  the 
land,  speeding  straight  toward  us.  It  is  the  pilot.  Thanks  to  his  eye  and 
iron  nerve  we  will  shortly  be  guided  past  the  hidden  reefs  and  moored 
safely  in  the  smooth  waters  of  Hamilton  Harbor. 

It  is  highly  probable  that  the  reader,  unless  he  has  seen  Bermuda,  has 
a  very  inadequate  idea  of  its  make-up  and  appeai'ance.  Therefore,  a  brief 
general  description  is  in  place  just  here,  while  we  are  in  the  hands  of  the 
pilot. 

It  is  not,  as  you  may  suppose,  a  single  long  islet  as  it  appears  from  the 
ship's  deck,  but,  in  fact,  a  succession  of  rocky  islands,  at  no  point  over 
260  feet  high,  extending  in  an  irregular  curve  somewhat  like  a  fish  hook, 
the  hooked  end  being  to  the  westward  and  forming  Great  Bound,  through 
which  we  must  pass  by  a  devious  course  before  we  finally  reach  Hamilton, 
the  metropolis  of  the  group,  which  is  hidden  away  from  view  from  the 
sea  across  that  ridge  which  you  note  about  midway  of  the  land.  There 
are  five  large  islands,  namely:  the  "Mainland,"  St.  George's,  David's, 
Somerset  and  Ireland.  Four  of  these  are  connected  by  bridges  or  cause- 
ways. There  are  many  smaller  islets  scattered  about  in  picturesque  irreg- 
ularity, each  having  its  own  particular  charm.  Miles  away  from  these 
visible  islands  a  cordon  of  sunken  reefs  encircle  these  islands.  Here  to 
the  left  you  see  their  massive  heads  lifted  above  the  waves  like  so  many 
giant  denizens  of  the  deep.     The  pilot  is  not  in  this  instance,  as  in  many 


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cases,  a  simply  ornamental  personage.  Great  responsibility  aud  watchful 
care  are  his  from  the  moment  he  takes  tlie  wheel.  The  channel  wavH 
through  this  fearsome  rampart  reared  by  the  minute  coral  insect  are  nar- 
row, and  only  the  pilot  knows  their  secret.  Once  past  this  outer  rampart 
we  are  safe,  however,  and  rapidly  approach  the  green  and  fertile  shores 
which  are  the  ultima  thule  of  our  voyage. 

The  captain,  to  whom  we  are  always  ready  to  turn  when  in  want  of 
specific  information,  is  good  enough  to  stop  in  his  rounds  of  the  deck  and 
tell  us  that  the  reef  through  which  we  have  just  been  guided  quite  en- 
circles the  group,  being  distant  some  ten  miles  from  land  upon  the  northern 
and  western  sides,  but  close  in  shore  to  the  south  and  east.  The  depth  of 
water  within  the  reef  is  not  greater  than  twelve  or  fourteen  fathoms 
The  great  billows  which  roll  in  from  tlie  boundless  open  sea  break  as  they 
meet  the  cordon  of  reefs,  and  their  pulsations  aie  felt  far  across  the  com- 
paratively smooth  waters  of  the  shoals. 

The  topography  of  the  islands  now  shows  to  advantage.  Yonder — 
upon  Gibbs'  Hill — is  thech'ef  lighthouse,  a  shapely  tower  of  130  feet  in 
height,  the  hill  itself  being  24o  feet  above  the  sea.  The  light  is  visible,  in 
gt)od  weather,  thirty-three  miles. 

The  stranger  floating  over  the  white  shoal  of  a  coral  reef  for  the  first 
time  will  be  wonder-struck  bj'  the  marvelous  clearness  of  the  sea-water 
and  the  strange  effect  of  deception  as  to  the  depth  for  objects  which 
appear  to  reach  nearly  to  the  surface  are  found  to  be  so  deep  that  the 
vessel  passes  safely  over  them.  Tiie  sunlight  reaches  many  fathoms 
down  upon  this  vast  submarine  plain,  displaying  every  object  clearly  to 
the  gaze  as  we  glide  swiftly  along.  And  then  the  color,  that  beautiful 
bewildering  green;  just  the  shade  that  one  catches  in  the  gleam  of  an  opal 
or  the  tint  of  malachite.  Painters  have  sought  to  rival  it  with  pigment, 
in  vain. 

Now  we  pass  Grassy  Bay  and  are  within  a  land-locked  great  Sound. 
Still  we  cannot  see  Hamilton.  OtT  to  the  right  is  Ireland  Island  with  its 
great  Government  dock-yard  aud  heavy  armored  war-ships.  Of  these 
more  later.  Along  the  attenuated  spur  to  the  right,  which  we  afterwards 
learn  to  know  as  Southampton  Parish,  the  cozy  white  houses  of  the 
islanders  peep  out  from  amid  the  trees,  and  we  find  ourselves  wondering, 
in  speculative  mood  if  care  and  sickness,  worry  and  death  finds  lodgement 
amid  such  fairy  scenes.  Doubtless,  for  such  is  the  inheritance  of  all  the 
world,  and  even  the  isles  of  the  sea  escape  not.  And  yet,  if  one  could  but 
live  here  a  part  of  every  j'ear,  how  much  life  might  be  prolonged,  and 
what  ills  bred  by  our  changeable  American  climate  be  avoided  !  What  days 
of  quiet  joy  might  replace  those  spent  in  fretful  complainings  concerning 
the  weather. 

While  our  train  of  thought  has  led  us  back  to  New  York  and  its 
myriad  of  hard  worked  brain-racked  citizens  our  steamer  has  entered  a 
maze  of  islands  and  turning  hither  aud  yon  presently  reveals,  off  to  our 
right,  the  snowy  town  of  Hamilton,  of  which  we  had  began  to  doubt  ti:e 
existence. 

Bermudians  are  like  all  the  rest  of  the  world,  fond  of  their  little  excite- 
ment and  if  you  should  think  to  ask  the  average  native  what  particular 
thing  he  would  rather  see  than  anything  else,  the  chances  are  good  that 


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he  would  reply,  "  To  see  the  steamer  come  in."  Thus  it  is  that  when  wfc 
draw  up  opposite  the  neat  and  pretty  town,  which  glows  in  the  mellow 
light  and  stands  out  against  its  dark-green  background  like  a  city  cut  in 
ivory,  we  find,  apparently,  the  entire  populatioi>  waiting  as  a  general 
committee  on  reception  to  welcome  us  ashore.  They  are  probably  vastly 
more  interested  in  finding  out  the  price  current  of  onions  in  the  New  York 
market  than  in  ourselves,  for  everybody  knows  that  the  biggest  and  best 
of  that  lachrymal  and  odoriferous  bulb  comes  from  Bermuda.  This  Iittl» 
community  can  supply  the  raw  material  to  set  the  whole  world  crying. 

But  onions  won't  build  up  such  a  community  as  this,  or  keep  all 
these  troops  in  their  gay  uniforms.  Those  great  forts  and  that  fleet  of 
war-vessels  are  not  placed  here  to  defend  the  birthright  and  interests  of 
the  simple  onion  I  "Why  ?  the  onion  ought  to  be  and  certainly  is  strong 
enough  to  protect  itself. 

No  !  it  is  not  the  onion  alone  which  makes  Bermuda  important.  It 
is  a  military  and  naval  necessity,  and  Great  Britain,  with  that  far-sighted 
policy  which  has  made  her  the  mistress  of  the  seas,  and  placed  her  flag 
in  every  part  of  the  world,  long  ago  found  Bermuda  a  convenient  central 
point  for  the  rendezvous  of  her  vast  squadrons  of  war-ships,  when  cruising 
in  the  Northern  Atlantic.  In  these  days  of  steam  it  is  a  coaling  station  as 
well  as  a  repairing  point.  A  garrison  of  troops  is  always  maintained  here 
with  immense  supplies  of  munitions  of  war,  ready  for  instant  use  in  any 
quarter  of  her  domain  where  the  supremacy  of  Britain's  flag  may  be  dis- 
puted, or  for  bringing  to  terms  any  defiant  foreign  power  giving  causus 
belli. 

It  is  this  element  of  strength  and  the  brilliancy  of  the  uniformed 
class  located  upon  this  station  which  constitutes  one  of  the  great 
charms  of  winter  life  at  this  place.  While  the  strictest  forms  of  etiquette 
and  ceremonial  are  insisted  upon  for  the  better  preservation  of  the  tra- 
ditions of  the  "Service"  by  the  officers  of  both  the  military  and  naval 
branches,  yet  the  visitor  will  find  among  them,  if  properly  introduced^ 
many  charming  gentlemen,  and  in  their  families  the  most  accomplished 
and  attractive  ladies. 

The  additional  elements  which  make  Bermuda  so  pleasant  are  it» 
novelty  and  departure  in  appearance  from  anything  we  find  elsewhere. 
Its  genial  and  consistent  climate  ;  its  excellent  roads  everywhere.  Its 
picturesqueness,  and  lastly  (or  perhaps  it  should  have  been  firstly)  its 
good  hotels. 

Thus  we  find  it,  only  three  days  away  from  New  York,  a  delight- 
ful little  aggregation,  quite  complete  in  itself,  nans  railroads  and  even 
politics,  and  nearly  every  other  disturbing  influence,  bound  to  us  by 
a  single  chord  of  sympathy,  i.  e.,  the  price  of  onions.  When  we  sum 
up  its  scores  on  scores  of  good  points  and  think  of  the  wretchedly  cold 
and  uncomfortable  Manhattan  we  have  briefly  left  behind  us  we  are 
moved  to  wonder  that  all  the  coughing,  sneezing,  epizootic  population 
of  the  "  States"  have  not  found  Bermuda  out  and  come  over  here  in  such. 
numbers  that  there  isn't  standing  room. 

But  observation  has  taught  the  fact  that  very  few  people  out  of  an> 
given  one  thousand  have  the  remotest  idea  of  the  elements  of  comfort 
and  of  those  few,  still  fewer  have  the  time  to  leave  heme  and  fiuu  ahavvn. 


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of  comfort  and  rest  out  here  upon  the  bosom  of  the  ocean.  A  small  frac- 
tion of  that  blessed  few  have,  however,  managed  to  get  over  upon  this 
steamer  and  at  tliis  moment  are  awaiting  impatiently  for  the  steamer  to  be 
warped  up  to  her  dock  and  for  the  short  formalities  of  the  customs,  to 
join  themselves  to  the  small  army  of  Americans  previously  arrived. 

The  aforesaid  committee  of  citizens  discovered  upon  the  wharves  and 
arranged  along  every  coign  of  vantage  is  a  most  picturesque  and  cosmo- 
l)Olitan  assemblage.  It  is  largely  made  up  of  faces  as  black  as  ebony 
above  white  linen  or  cotton  costumes  of  naive  simplicity.  Here  is  a  group 
of  tourists  who  look  on  with  the  air  of  superiority,  which  none  but  a 
previously  arrived  tourist  can  possibly  assume.  There,  a  body  of  soldiery 
in  the  red  coat  of  Her  Majesty's  service.  British  blue-jackets  wander 
through  the  crowd,  aud  merchants  of  the  town  move  about  briskly  under 
ponderous  cork  helmets.  Taken  altogether  it  is  a  most  inspiriting  sight, 
and  now,  as  we  step  ashore,  free  to  go  our  several  ways  and  the  crowd 
melts  away,  we  are  doubly  glad  that  our  good  angel  has  put  it  into  our 
heads  to  see  Bermuda. 

If  tlie  tourist  is  a  wise  traveler,  that  is,  one  having  liad  experience, 
lie  will  have  arranged  the  matter  of  his  accommodation  by  mail,  before 
"going  out."  The  agents  of  whom  he  purchases  his  ticket  in  New  York 
will  willingly  attend  to  the  matter  of  securing  his  room  and  board,  at 
either  one  of  the  hotels  or  any  of  the  many  comfortable  boarding  houses. 

The  first  thing  which  strikes  the  new  comer  upon  going  ashore  and 
driving  away  to  his  or  her  abiding  place  is  the  excellence  of  the  roadway. 
Here,  indeed,  is  a  pavement  wliicli  is  the  acme  of  good  workmanship  and 
enduring  quality.  It  is  simply  the  solid  coral  rock  planed  down  to  a  level 
or  made  by  debris  of  the  same  material,  which  rapidly  levels  down  like 
cement  under  the  action  of  the  elements,  and  becomes  hard  and  durable. 

A  thin  but  ricli  soil  covers  the  hills,  being  deeper  in  the  valleys  (say 
a  foot  or  so  thick)  and  out  of  this  the  vegetation  springs.  All  forms  of 
vegetable  life  in  these  islands,  as  among  tropic  lands,  generally  derive 
their  sustenance  chiefly  from  the  air. 

A  great  point  too,  in  favor  of  Bermuda  with  invalids  is  the  absence  of 
anything  like  fresh  water  marshes.  The  porosity  of  the  calcareous  rock 
causes  the  absorption  of  rain-fall  iit  once.  Indeed  1  all  of  the  water  used 
for  domestic  purposes  is  caught  from  the  rain-fall  in  reservoirs  placed  upon 
the  hills,  or  in  private  tanks  with  which  nearly  all  houses  are  supplied. 

The  charm  of  life  in  Bermuda,  and  especially  in  the  delightful  little 
community  of  Hamilton,  grows  upon  one  as  residence  is  prolonged  and 
the  novice  becomes  better  acquainted  with  the  many  beautiful  excursions 
possible  from  this  central  point. 

Hamilton  itself  is  quaint  and  delightful  to  an  artist's  eye.  At  the  book 
stores  one  may  obtain  excellent  maps  and  guides  of  Bermuda,  which 
contain  a  vast  amount  of  sjiecific  information,  and  should  be  purchased 
by  every  intelligent  visitor  at  once  upon  arrival. 

The  Hamilton  Hotel  was  constructed  by  the  tov«m  corporation,  and 
is  leased  by  an  American  landlord.  It  is  built  entirely  of  stone  with 
large  cool  rooms,  spacious  halls  and  dining  rooms.  All  modern  con- 
veniences are  provided  and  the  extensive  grounds  around  the  house  app 


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During  the  past  summer  a  wing  44x96  feet  dimensions,  has  been 
added,  four  floors  high,  containing  an  elegant  drawing-room  and  some 
fifty  large  chambers,  commanding  an  unsurpassed  view  of  land  and  water. 
The  capacity  of  the  dining-room  has  been  more  than  doubled ;  gas  and 
electric  bells  have  been  introduced  throughout  the  house,  and  the  older 
portion  refitted  and  refurnished  throughout. 

One  of  the  favorite  promenades  is  Cedar  Avenue,  which  is  near  the 
hotel  and  is  a  beautiful  archway  of  green.  The  Governor's  re  idence  is 
near  by,  and  it  is  but  a  short  walk  to  Prospect,  where  the  oflBcers  of  the 
Royal  Artillery  have  their  quarters.  As  the  name  would  indicate  here  is 
a  most  enchanting  view  of  land  and  sea,  such  as  the  beholder  is  not  likely 
to  forget  while  memory  lasts. 

The  Princess  Hotel  is  situated  on  a  bold  and  rising  elevation  at  the 
southern  and  western  extremity  of  the  picturesque  harbor  of  Pitt's  Bay;  its 
southern  or  sunny  frontage  is  built  almost  on  the  water's  edge,  but  the  high- 
ness of  the  rocks,  which  are  the  solid  foundation  of  the  main  structure,  pre- 
clude the  possibility  of  any  inconvenience  being  experienced  from  tempes- 
tuous weather,  while  its  happy  location  offers  superior  bathing  and  boating 
facilities  for  the  weeks  of  glorious  weather  of  which  our  winter  is  princi- 
pally made  up.  The  building  for  guests,  irrespective  of  outhouses,  laundry 
buildings,  boiler  room,  etc.,  stands  on  an  area  of  15,000  square  feet,  and  its 
southern  face  is  some  140  feet  long.  Its  western  wing,  in  which  is  the 
grand  entrance,  extends  back  150  feet,  and  commands  a  most  magnificent 
view  from  all  its  windows.  The  great  facilities  this  hotel  offers  for  the 
thorough  enjoyment  of  the  salt  water  is  one  of  its  greatest  charms  and 
attractions.  There  is  a  covered  stone  piazza,  12  to  14  feet  wide,  running 
the  entire  length  of  the  basement,  warmed  the  whole  day  by  the  health- 
giving  sun,  it  will  be  a  sunny  promenade  for  the  invalid,  a  seductive  re- 
sort of  the  lounger,  the  smoker,  the  tired  yachtman  and  valetudinarian. 
The  first  storey  is  about  13  feet  high  and  the  grand  reception  room  is  a 
magnificent  department,  about  40  by  20  feet,  with  large  low  windows  and 
glass  doors  opening  on  the  southern  and  western  verandas;  the  views 
from  here  are  superb.*  In  keeping  and  in  size  with  this  commodious 
apartment  is  the  spacious  dining-hall,  about  60  by  40  feet,  its  whole  length 
fronting  the  harbor  and  opening  to  the  veranda  by  handsome  glass 
doors.  There  are  upwards  of  80  to  )  bed-rooms,  ranging  in  size  from  23x16 
feet  to  12x16  feet.  The  edifice  will  be  gas-lighted  throughout,  from  the 
grand  entrance  and  gateway  on  the  Spanish  Point  road,  along  the 
broad,  smooth  carriage  drive  to  the  front  entrance,  to  the  attics  above  the 
dormer  story.  There  will  be  telephonic  communications  with  Hamilton 
and  with  the  livery  stables  near  the  premises. 

The  leading  fruits  of  Bermuda  are  the  banana  and  melon.  Some 
graphs  are  alf-o  produced. 

There  is  a  great  abundance  of  fish — as  many  as  168  varieties  having 
been  observed.  The  more  common  varieties  are  rock-fish,  hamlets,  mullets, 
bream,  sonnets,  porgies,  grey  and  red  snapper,  hogfish,  yellow-tail, 
groupers,  chub,  amber-fish  and  grunts.  Angel-fish  are  an  esteemed  table 
delicacy.    Oysters  are  not  very  good. 

The  daily  range  of  temperature  from  December  to  May  is  between  65' 


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and  80°  Fah.  The  thermometer  standing  at  a  point  during  this  period 
:|uite  comfortable,  even  to  invalids.  There  is  occasionally  a  day  when  a 
slight  fire  is  grateful.  This  is  useful,  too,  for  counteracting  the  effect  of 
the  humid  sea  air. 

The  area  of  the  island  is  19-]  square  miles,  and  the  population  about 
15,000.  About  200  foreign  vessels  are  annually  entered  and  cleared  from 
the  two  ports  of  Hamilton  and  St.  Georges. 

The  value  of  the  potato  and  onion  crops  annually  exported  is  about 
80  000  pounds  sterling. 

One  of  the  standard  attractions  is  the  great  Dockyard  at  Ireland 
Island  which  is  at  the  point  of  the  hook,  which,  as  I  have  said,  Bermuda 
resembles.  A  steam  launch  maintains  regular  service  between  Hamilton 
and  this  point.  A  large  arsenal  establishment  and  an  extensive  basin 
which  will  accomodate  a  whole  fleet  at  anchor  are  found  here ;  but  the 
chief  feature  is  the  enormous  floating  dry-dock.  This  monster  was  built 
at  Sheerness,  in  1868,  and  towed  hither  across  the  Atlantic,  arriving  safely 
after  a  voyage  of  fifty-six  days.  It  will  accommodate  the  largest  iron, 
clads.    Its  weight  is  over  8,200  tons. 

Nearly  1,200  persons — marines,  sailors,  and  civilians — are  employed 
in  public  work  upon  Ireland  Island. 

The  exact  distance  of  Bermuda  from  New  York  is  726  miles.  It  is  on 
the  latitude  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  but  enjoys  a  more  tropical  climate 
through  the  influence  of  the  gulf  stream. 

Tliere  are  nearly  one  hundred  miles  of  roadway  upon  the  islands, 
most  of  it  being  kept  in  good  general  repair. 

The  wonder  works  of  the  sea  are  found  along  the  southern  shore,  which 
is  broken  in  many  places  into  the  most  fantastic  forms  through  the  cease- 
less turmoil  of  the  sea.  Here  are  groined  arches  and  caverns  and  nooks 
where  sea  sprites  and  mermaids  may  properly  dwell. 

Harrington  Sound  is  a  saline  lake  of  considerable  extent,  having  a 
very  narrow  outlet  into  the  sea.  Beyond  this,  toward  St.  Georges,  is 
Castle  Harbor.  Upon  the  northern  shore  of  Harrington  Sound  are  the 
famous  Walsingham  caves.  Paynter's  vale  and  Joyce's  dock,  where  a 
cave  ornate  with  stalactites  is  found,  are  also  here  and  are  places  of  much 
resort.    Moore's  storied  calabash  tree  is  found  close  to  Walsingham. 

Neptune's  grotto,  a  natural  well  containing  a  great  number  of  beauti- 
ful fish,  is  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Harrington  Sound. 

Basset's  care  is  near  the  western  end  of  the  group  upon  Somerset 
Island. 

"Fairy  Land"  is  a  sort  of  Bermuda  Coney  Island  a  short  distance 
from  Hamilton.    It  may  be  reached  either  by  land  or  boat. 

Such  are  a  few  of  the  many  resorts  of  local  note  which  serve  as 
objective  points  for  delightful  drives. 

The  pleasures  of  navigation  amid  the  lovely  isles  of  the  harbor,  or,  in 
good  weather,  far  out  over  the  reefs  of  the  open  sea,  will  always  rival  the 
attractions  of  the  land. 

The  Royal  Bermuda  Yacht  Club  is  one  of  the  live  institutions,  having 
a  membership  of  about  130.  Regattas  are  announced  frequently  during 
(luc  season,    x/ingey  races  are  aiso  one  of  the  fs&tur6D  of  uArbcr  life. 


Ir 


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SOUTHERN  WINTER  RESORTS. 


We  have  procured  the  following  table  of  places  and  prices  wliich  the 
intending  viHitor  will  find  unefiil : 

HAMILTON  HOTELS  AND  BOARDING  HOUSES. 
Hamilton  Hotel,    -     !f!l7.r)0  to  ifSo.OO  per  week,  $4M)  per  day. 
Princess  Hotel,       -       IT.-W  to    25.00        "  4.00 

American  House,*         ....     2.00  to    2.50        " 
Kennelly  Hotel,         ....         2.00  to    2.50 

Albion  House,* 2.00  to    2.50 

Scarborough  House,*        -        -        -         2.00  to    2.50 

Sea  View  House, 2.00  to    2.50 

Brunswick  House,     ....         2.00  to    2.50 

Mrs.  Stone, 10.00  to  12.00  per  week. 

Mrs.  Bennett, 10.00  to  12.00 

Mrs.  Riley,* 10.00  to  12.00 

Mrs.  Steele. 10.00  to  12.<  0 

Mrs.  PennistOn    (neat  for  nslilnt?  and  boating),     10.00  to  12.00  " 

Mrs.  Kirkham, 10.00  to  12.00 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Newman, 

rii-    niiforliiHHo-o    /near  Mr.  Trott'n  and  Am.  Con-\ 
i^r.  UUlerOnage,  ^.ui.g  (jir.  AUen'B)  Residence/ 

*  Near  the  Hamilton  Hotel. 

ST.  GEORGES. 

BOARDING  HOUSES. 

J.  Alderman, flO.OO  lo  $12.00  per  week. 

Mrs.  Anderson,     .        -        -        -  "               "           " 

Miss  Bruce, "                "            " 

Miss  Foster,           ....  "               .... 

A.  Swan, 

HOTELS. 

Globe  Hotel, $3.00  per  day. 

St.  Georges  Hotel, 

CARRIAGE  CHARGES  ON  BOni  ISLANDS,   INCLUDING  DRIVER. 
Single  team,  1  or  2  i)ersons,  1st  hour,       .        -        -        -    f  1.00 

Every  additional  hour, .50 

Per  day, 4.00 

Double  team,  1  or  4  persons,  double  price. 

Saddle  horse,  per  day, 2.50 

Good  boats,  rowing  or  sailing,  |3.00  to  $4.00  a  day. 
Fees  for  sight-seeing  average  one  shilling.    No  toll  or  road  charges. 
Government  tug-boat  makes  two  trips  daily  along  the  harbor  to 
Dock- Yard. 


which  the 


lay. 


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(veek. 


week.^ 


lay. 

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$1.00 

.50 

4.00 

2.50 


charges, 
harbor  to 


The  New  Winter  Resorts 


By  FRED.  A.  OBER. 


Within  a  week  from  New  York  lie  the  islands  of  the  LESSER 
ANTILLES,  where  one  may  enjoy  in  January  the  climate  of  June,  may 
recline  beneath  palms  and  plantains,  and  eat  the  luscious  fruits  of  the 
tropics  as  they  fall  from  the  stem ;  oranges,  bananas,  pine-apples,  sapa- 
dillas,  sour-sops,  guavas,  limes,  lemons,  mangoes,  custard-apples,  cocoa- 
nuts,  bread-fruit — all  these,  and  more,  await  the  voyager  to  those  islands. 

It  is  a  well-known  scientific  axiom  that  warmth  evolves  life,  while 
cold  produces  death.  It  is  reasonable,  therefore,  to  assume  that  to  a  large 
and  growing  proportion  of  our  over- worked,  nerve-crowding  American 
population,  to  whom  the  Winter  months  are  simply  a  time  of  constant  com- 
plaint, small  ills  and  discomfort,  would  find  in  the  islands  of  the  Lesser 
Antilles  that  balm  of  rest  and  moderate  temperature  which  is  best  suited 
toward  endowing  them  with  new  life  and  health. 

Aside  from  the  beneficent  conditions  which  make  the  acquisition  of  the 
needs  of  life  so  easy  of  acquirement  in  the  warm  latitudes,  there  is  an  ever 
varying  and  inexhaustible  fund  of  novelty  to  divert  the  mind  and  charm 
the  senses.  In  short,  he  who  leaves  New  York  in  mid-winter  or  early 
Spring,  stepping  upon  the  deck  of  the  ship  southward  bound,  leaves 
behind  him  tlie  slusli  and  slop  and  fog  of  the  worst  climate  in  the  world, 
and  is  speedily  set  down  in  the  midst  of  an  equable  and  delicious  atmos- 
phere, where  all  things,  all  customs  and  aims  of  life  are  so  at  variance  with 
those  so  lately  left  behind,  in  the  mighty,  relentless  metropolis,  as  to 
partake  of  the  character  of  a  tropical  heaven. 

Until  recently  these  gems  of  the  Caribbean  Sea  have  been  reached 
only  by  a  tedious  sea-voyage  in  a  sailing-craft,  or  roundabout  journey 
by  steamer,  attended  by  discomfort  and  expense.  Now  it  is  changed  ;  a 
rapid  and  uninterrupted  line  of  travel  is  established  between  New  York 
and  the  Lesser  Antilles,  and  now  it  is  but  a  step  from  zone  of  snow  to 
zone  of  lieat. 

To  those  wearied  with  the  monotony  of  aspect  of  the  scenery  of 
Florida,  an  invitation  is  extended  to  make  a  voyage  to  the  tropics — not  to 
semi-tropics  but  to  those  islands  of  verdure  that  glow  beneath  tropic 
skies.  The  geographical  range  of  this  group  of  islands  extends  over  seven 
degrees  of  latitude — from  Trinidad  in  latitude  10%  to  latitude,  17%  and 
over  seven  degrees  of  longitude. 

The  Archipelago,  exhibiting  every  variety  of  climate  peculiar  to  a 
region  lying  within  the  tropics,  contains  also  every  beautiful  aspect  of 
vegetation,  from  the  sugar-cane  and  cocoa-plants  of  the  heated  coast  to 
the  tree-ferns  and  giant  gum-trees  of  the  mountains.  The  temperature  i« 
all  that  could  be  desired,  m  the  first  four  months  in  the  year,  and  ranges 
from  65°  in  the  mountains,  to  80^  on  the  coast. 

The  first  four  months  of  the  year  should  be  chosen  for  a  visit  to  thesa 
islands,  for  they  are  the  coolest  and  driest  ;  August  and  September  are  tlie 
hottest. 


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II  I 


I 


The  great  mountains  of  the  interior,  some  of  them  5,000  feet  in 
height,  create  a  cool  land  breeze,  which  blows  (hiring  the  night,  rentlering 
repose  and  sleep  possible  and  enjoyable.  Soil  and  climate  are  wonderfully 
adapted  to  the  growth  of  tropical  plants  from  the  East,  and  everything 
flourishes.  A  glance  at  the  history  of  these  islands  would  prove  interest- 
ing, but  space  does  not  permit.  After  thus  briefly  epitomizing  the  climate 
aud  scenery  of  the  Lesser  Antilles,  we  will  turn  to  scan  each  island,  in 
<letail,  and  search  uut  its  resources  for  pleasure  and  instruction  during  a 
winter's  stay. 

THE  CARIBBEES. 

So  called  by  Columbus  from  the  Carib  Indians  found  in  possession; 
They  lie  stretched  between  the  Carribean  Sea  and  the  Atlantic;  in  shape  a 
crescent;  attracting  one's  attention  by  their  configuration,  even  if  viewed 
only  on  a  map.  These  islands  are  the  loveliest  in  the  Caribbean  Sea  ; 
it  is  to  them,  in  fact,  that  we  are  journeying,  passing  the  more  northern 
and  less  attractive  islands  impatiently,  though  taking  a  glance  at  them 
as  we  pass,  in  order  to  properly  understand  the  relative  position  of  the 
southern  chain — 

"  Those  leafy  isles  upon  the  ocean  thrown, 
Like  studs  ot  emerald  o'er  a  silver  zone.  ' 

The  northern  prong  of  the  Caribbean  chain  inins  northwesterly, 
terminating  the  volcanic  archipelago  in  latitude  17^  38  north. 


ST.  KITTS. 


Populntloii,  >J8,(>00.       Area,  170  Square  Miles. 


Is  an  island  of  great  beauty  and  fertility,  lying  about  ten  miles  south 
of  St.  Eustatius.  It  is  English,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settled  by 
them.  St.  Kitts  produces  vast  quantities  of  sugar,  molasses  and 
rum,  and  has  some  of  the  finest  estates  in  the  West  Indies.  Basse 
Terra  is  the  name  of  the  principal  town,  lying  in  a  beautiful  and 
fertile  valley,  between  a  group  of  high  mountains  on  the  north 
and  barren  hills  on  the  south.  Its  principal  mountain,  Mount 
Misery,  is  well  named,  having  been  a  source  of  much  misery  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Basse  Terre,  in  January,  1880,  by  pouring  down  a  great 
flood  of  water  from  the  deep  ravines  and  gorges  that  seam  its  sides, 
sweeping  away  many  houses,  ruining  estates,  and  drowning  nearly  200 
people.  This  mountain  is4,300  feet  high,  an  extinct  volcano,  with  a  great 
variety  of  tropical  vegetation  covering  its  slopes.  Its  peak  is  isolated 
and  very  steep,  and  considered  one  of  the  hardest  to  climb  of  any 
In  the  South.  The  ascent  by  the  writer,  in  May,  1880,  wiis  the  first  that 
had  been  accomplished  in  three  years.  From  the  top  one  can  view  the 
whole  island,  and  all  those  others  grouped  within  forty  miles.  Imme- 
diately beneath  the  cone  is  the  crater  with  a  smoking  sulphur  deposit 
In  it,  and  a  lake.  A  very  deep  gulf  it  is  to  descend,  and  difficult.  On 
the  Caribbean  side  of  the  island,  fifteen  miles  from  town,  is  Brimstone 
Hill,  a  limestone  hill  so  strongly  fortified  as  to  have  received  and  mer- 


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19 


1,000  feet  in 
>t,  rendering 
wonderfully 
I  everything 
ove  interest- 
g  the  climate 
ch  island,  in 
tion  during  a 


n  possession; 
ic;  in  shape  a 
ven  if  viewed 
iribbean  Sea  ; 
lore  northern 
auce  at  them 
osition  of  the 


ited,  in  olden  time,  the  name  of  "  (Hbrultar  of  the  Weat  Indies."  It 
i.H  now  abandoned  and  in  i)os8os8ion  of  monkeys,  who  swarm  in  tho 
dcsorteil  caHomatos.  They  are  so  abundant  in  the  forests  tliat  they 
are  hunted  like  squirrels,  and  are  sought  after  as  luxuries.  If  the  vis- 
itor to  Ht.  Kitts  is  desirous,  he  may  be  put  in  the  way  of  indulging  in  a 
monkey  hunt  in  the  woods.  There  are  some  pretty  views  in  town,  tho 
best  of  whif'h  is  of  the  sipiare,  possessing  a  fountain,  several  palms 
and  a  banyan  tree.  This  stpiaro,  with  many  of  tho  streets,  was  covered 
several  feet  deep  in  soil  and  debris  brought  down  by  the  flood,  but  it  is 
now  (deared.  There  is  a  good  restaurant  in  town,  but  no  good  hotel 
as  yet;  a  good  reading-room,  a  fine  cathedral  and  churches.  A  ride 
aroun<l  tho  island,  HO  miles,  over  roads  hard  as  iron,  should  not  be 
omitted,  wlu'ii  one  can  enjoy  some   nuignltlcent  scenery. 

South  of  Basse  Terre  is  a  stretch  of  liills  so  drv  and  barren  that  thej 
are  little  cultivated;  they  terminate  in  a  group  surrounding  a  series  of 
large  salt  i)onds,  sometimes  a  source  of  considerable  revenue,  and  a 
great  resort  for  plover,  curlew,  snipe,  duck,  and  other  water-birds. 
Monkeys  also  abound  about  here,  and  are  often  shot.  The  Quebec  S.  S. 
Co.  make  St.  Kitts  one  of  their  ports  of  call. 


lorth  westerly, 
th. 


>n  miles  south 
rst  settled  by 
molasses  and 
[ndies.    Basso 
beautiful  and 
on  the  north 
intain,   Mount 
isery  to  the  in- 
down  a  great 
seam  its  sides, 
aing  nearly  200 
no,  with  a  great 
»eak  is  isolated 
)  climb  of  any 
IS  the  first  that 
ae  can  view  the 
miles.    Imme- 
mlphur  deposit 
d  difficult.    On 
n,  is  Brimstone 
ieived  and  mer- 


ANTIGUA. 

Population,  Sri,00fl.       Area,  *JS0  Square  Miles. 

Ts  a  lovely  island,  in  its  level  fields,  rounded  liills  and  gentle  swells.  Its 
principal  town,  St.  Johns,  has  some  fine  buildings,  and  the  largest  cathe- 
dral in  the  English  islands,  the  towers  being  nearly  130  feet  high. 

It  has  no  good  hotel,  and  here  would  be  a  pood  opportunity  for  some 
one  to  erect  a  much-needed  structure  for  the  entertainment  of  winter 
tourists  brought  here  by  the  Quebec  Steamship  Company's  steamers.  In 
commercial  importance  the  island  stands  well,  as  the  estates  are  large  and 
skilfully  cultivated,  and  soil  yields  abundantly  except  in  time  of  drought. 

The  roads  are  excellent,  and  lead  to  the  most  charming  beaches  and 
bays,  and  tlie  liarbor  unsurpassed  for  boating  facilities.  The  numer- 
ous ponds  abound  in  ducks  and  coots,  and  in  the  season  the  pastures 
swarm  with  plover  and  curlew  ;  pelicans  and  sea-birds  surround  the 
coast,  and  some  of  the  little  cays  have  been  converted  into  private  pre- 
serves by  hospitable  owners.  Antigua  being  the  seat  of  government  of  the 
Leeward  Islands,  the  society  here  is  good  and  enjoyable.  To  one 
mineralogically  inclined,  the  hills  and  valleys  offer  tempting  fields 
for  exploration  in  their  stores  of  fossils  and  petrifactions,  and  the  shores 
are  strewn  with  shells  and  corals.  A  mile  or  two  from  the  town  is  a 
valley  of  petrifactions,  a  large  interior  basin,  or  depression,  in  the 
centre  of  the  island.  Here  may  be  obtained  very  beautiful  examples 
of  petrified  cedar,  palm,  mangrove,  etc.,  completely  silicified,  with 
veins  of  chalcedony  and  agate ;  whole  logs,  or  trunks  of  trees,  may  be 
seen  buried  in  the  ground.  Though  called  a  "flat  island,"  the  sur- 
face is  more  properly  undulating,  with  elevations  in  the  southern  and 


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ionthwestem  portions  from  l.Oiio  to  l.ino  fpct.  From  any  omlnonco  It 
prosciits  a  plcasiiiK  uppiuii  uic<',  with  its  woaltli  of  rolling?  catio  Holds, 
whlto  hoUBOs,  picturoHipio  windmlllH,  and  bouutlfully  indontod  coast 
Uuo. 


DOMINICA. 


Pn|)ulatlon,  eV.IMM).        Arp«,  LMtl  KtM'nra  >lile«. 

Salllnf?  soiitluvanl,  tlic  vovuk'H'  w.it  ,:m  I  iho  Islands  to  In- 
crcaso  in  attriu'tivt-iicss  ;  lht>  int<imtairi-i  iui.'iin  to  K''«'at  alti- 
tudes, t  ho  clKTs  to  Kiiuidor  pioportl  )n'<,  :ind  tlio  vegetation,  that 
covers  all  as  with  a  carpet,  jj^r^wM  rankei  and  rleher.  The  perfec- 
tion of  insiilai-  lovcliiH'ss  is  att'  ip  I  in  Dominica  and  '^rartinicpm— two 
Islands,  lyin^'  one  on  ciilicr  sidij  the  iiaiallcl  of  ir/  north  latitude. 
Nortli  of  tli('S('  islands  no  others  iMpml  tlicin,  eitlicr  in  the  boldness  with 
whicli  their  sea-worn  clilTs  slioot  u|)  from  tlio  waves,  (jr  in  the  luxurianeo 
of  the  ve^'etation  tliat  covr-rs  them.  Tiiey  seem  to  realize  tlie  poet's 
dream  of  l)ree/,y  licii,dits  in  proximity  totroi>icstran<ls.  Here  the  traveler 
will  see  oxemplilled  the  wonderful  creative  power  of  tlio  hot,  moist 
climate  of  the  West  Indies  in  producing  the  giants  of  the  vegetable  king- 
dom.    He  will  not  be  atrucJ<  with 


I 


^ 


ROSEAU. 

Chief  town  of  Dominica,  but  lie  will  bo  interested  in  viewing  the 
diia|)idated  siianties  of  tlie  nc^Toes,  and  he  will  be  actively  en- 
gaf,'ed  in  maintaining  his  e(iuilibr:um  on  the  water-polislied  stones 
witli  whieli  tlie  streets  are  paved,  lloscau  is  a  cpiiet  town,  near 
a  riv^r,  hemmed  in  Ijotween  high  hills  and  the  sea.  There  are 
goou  stores,  well  tilled  witli  Englisli  goods;  a  good  boarding-house, 
kept  by  Mrs.  Ogilvic,  and  many  attractive  spots  to  visit— such  as  the 
fort,  the  garden,  government  house  and  Morno  Bruee— all  near  or  in 
town.  Sprinkled  here  and  there  througliout  the  town  are  a  few  of  the 
most  hospitable  people  the  sun  ever  shone  upon.  But  for  t  icm  Roseau 
miglit  be  Cv^.i  i'.l'  'cd  .is  u  mild  purgatory,  where  tourists  may  have  to 
reside  awb'li  I,.''  'lioyean'"  "'  the  delights  beyond.  Lovely  i»at lis 
wind  aion  ■  i'  (^  cii-oeaii  coast,  along  beach(>s  of  golden  sand,  sliaded 
by  drooping  palms,  and  beneath  towering  clifTs,  witli  views  of  sea  and 
valley  opening  u[)  at  every  turn.  Take  the  bridle  path  lea<ling  up  the 
mountains,  and  you  may  ascend,  in  an  hour,  from  heated  coast  to  cool 
and  verdant  mountains,  and  view  wonders  of  vegetation  that  man  but 
seldom  sees.  At  an  altitude  of  400  feet,  the  tree-fern  makes  its  ai)pear- 
aiice  ;  soon  you  will  be  lost  in  admiration  of  the  richness  '»f  the  moun- 
tain flora,  for  there  will  bo  ferns  andbigunonias.orchids,  epiphytes  and 
tilandsias,  that  are  never  seen  out  of  the  tropics— tliat  are  more  at 
home  in  the  Andes  and  along  the  Amazon  than  in  thoiWest  Indies. 
The  trail  is  steep,  but  if  you  are  mounted  upon  one  of  the  island  ponies, 
there  is  no  danger  of  a  fall.  At  an  elevation  of  2,000  feet  the  giant  trees 
are  entirely  enveloped  in  massos  of  air  plants,  and  tlie  branches  woven 
together  by  the  climbing  vines  and  bush-ropes.  After  two  hours'  riding 
you  will  reach  the  famous 


III* 


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SOUTHERN   WISTEH   RESORTS. 


91 


f  omlnpiipo  It 
?  fuiui  Holds, 
(iuntud  coast 


andrt    to    in- 

iivvat    alti- 

et(iti(jii,  that 

The  porfec- 

■tiiiuiiHi— two 

ith  lutltudo. 

)()ldn(>s;4  with 

10  hixuriiinco 

zo  tho  poet's 

othotnivelcr 

lo  hot,  moist 

t'getiible  king- 


viewing   the 

actively  en- 
lished  stones 
t  town,  near 
„  There  are 
Lirding-hoiise, 
— sueh  as  the 
ill  near  or  in 

a  few  of  the 
them  Roseau 

may  have  to 
Lovely  paths 
sand,  shaded 
vs  of  sea  and 
ading  up  the 
C(jast  to  cool 
that  man  but 
.".-s  it.s  ai>pear- 
uf  the  moun- 
■piph\  tes  and 

are  more  at 
I  West  Indies, 
island  ponies, 
he  giant  trees 
anches  woven 

hours'  riding 


I 


MOUNTAIN  LAKH, 

one  (>(  fhroo  occupying  tho  btiains  of  oxtinet  crutors.  The  writer,  In 
eompuny  will)  Dr.  Nieliolls,  of  Uusoau,  thoiiuighly  examined  this 
lake,  last  July,  in  .»  l)out  earrled  up  tlio  inountulnH  l)y  two  men, 
the  l)iutU'n  resting  on  their  heads.  It  was  numt  delightful  to  lloat 
>ipon  the  calm  siu-faeeof  this  seeliide<l  sheet  of  i.ter,  ut  an  elevation 
of  2,:tOO  feet  above  tho  siiii,  HUimunded  by  tho  r. ink-growing  plants 
of  tho  tropics.  Tho  aeri/i,.  ganit  ns  seen  here  an  in  their  greateHt 
beauty,  about  tho  llowers  of  which  dart  and  fluttei  gorgeous  huin- 
niing-birds,  resi)londont  in  metallle  hucrsof  purj>le,  gu?  'otand  green. 
Here,  at  tho  lakes,  is  tho  "  marooning  i)lace,  wheic  a  cave,  dug 
from  tho  clayey  bank,  gives  shelter  from  raini^  If  me  choost's, 
he  can  equip  himsel-f  in  town,  and  start  for  tho  v  windward  co.idt, 
where  live  the  last  remnant  of  tho  Carib  ti  ibe-In  ans  in  iwssehsion 
of  those  islands  when  discovered  by  Columbus.  A  flvc-hourf-  row,  down 
the  Caribi)ean  coast,  brings  you  to  Prince  lliiperfs,  at  '  he  i  ittoni  of  a 
magnillcent  bay,  largo  nough  to  lloat  a  lleet.  It  ■ 
alKindoned  to  negroes  and  nmlattoes,  owing  to  ti 
malarial  fever.  TIk  hill^  that  guard  this  bay  are  i)oln 
crowned  with  ruins  of  aicient  forts.  Gloomy  moun 
Interior,  among  which  M(  rne  Diabjotin,  said  to  bo  tiie 
cliain,  olTers  tempting  bail  to  mount.iin  climl)ers.  Tin 
manifold.  Within  two  or  tliree  miles  of  1{  iseau,  folic 
of  tlie  mountain  trail,  are  tho  sulphur  8prin_'s  of  Watto 
further  in,  at  tho  extremity  >t  thu  valley,  an  two  grand  i 
the  highest  said  to  be  over  '2(»>  feet.  A  day  cii.'i  l)e  comfor- 
this  valley  and  the  adjolniig  one  of  Shawford,  as  in  i 
estates  are  planted  with  frag  mt  limes  and  dark-leaved  ( 
town  is  an  interesting  (!offee  plantation,  wliere  much  inforiaation  can 
i)e  obtained  from  the  graciou  proprietor,  regarding  the  culti. '  of  this 
interesting  plant.  A  rido  thr  ugh  the  mountains  to  Grand  ,ay  will 
'eveul  the  most  exquisite  seeni  ty  in  the  islands. 

Ihit  tho  greatest  wonder  ii    the  island — indeed,  tlio  greatest  iu  the 
urcliipelago,  is  the  valley  of  the 


BOILl  vIG   LAKE. 

Until  January,  1880,  there  existed  a  lake  of  heated  water,  in  a  valley 
of  hot  si^rings  in  tho  little-known  interior.  But  a  few  people  had  vis- 
ited it— for  it  was  discovered  within  a  few  years,— but  their  number  con- 
stantly increased,  until  tho  genii  of  the  volcanic  district  became  dis- 
gusted at  the  intrusion  and  let  the  water  out  of  the  lake.  The  lake  has 
disappeared,  and  tho  warm  strcan  -;  and  cool  springs  that  had  formerly 
llowed  l)eneath  overhanging  trees  and  vines  now  run  over  bare  rocks, 
without  a  sign  of  leaf  or  branch  in  the  valley.  To  reach  this  lake  rc^gion, 
ride  up  to  the  mountain  hamlet  of  Laudat  and  inquire  for  Jean  Baptiste, 
tilt-  trustworthy  guide  of  tho  mountiiins,  who  will  guide  you  to  any  por- 
tion of  the  forest.  Though  the  bridle-path  is  much  improved  and  great- 
ly extended,  the  trip  will  consume  an  entire  day  ;  and  it  would  be  best 


most  entirely 

ijrevalenco  of 

"romontorles, 

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lighest  in  the 

won  <ers  are 

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SOUTHERN  WINTER  RESORTS. 


n 


to  take  up  hammock  and  provisions  and  commit  yourself  to  the  good 
ofBcos  of  Jean  Baptiste  for,  at  least,  one  night. 

The  roadstead  of  Roseau  is  open  and  exposed  to  storms,  but  is  very 
deep. 


MARTINIQUE. 


l>U|)iiliilion,  154, OUO. 

Picture  a  mountain,  or  congeries  of  mountains,  fifty  miles  \f 
length,  covered  from  base  to  summit— from  circling  Caribbean  Sea  to 
cloud-capped  crests— with  such  a  vegetation  as  only  the  tropics  can  dis- 
play Imagine  yourself  sailing  into  a  broad  bay,  three  miles  in  length, 
with  a  town  at  its  bight,  pic- 
turesque in  houses  of  stone 
covered  with  earthen  tiles. 
The  streets  are  narrow,  the 
side-walks  narrower,  and  they 
are  crowded  with  people,  a 
motley  assemblage  of  every 
hue ;  they  make  way  graceful- 
ly for  a  stranger,  for  they  are 
French— as  thoroughly  imbued 
with  the  national  superficial 
politeness  as  any  Parisian. 
They  are  of  every  shade,  from 
the  white  and  rosy  Frenchman 
of  fine  proportions  to  the  black 
brother  whose  ancestor  danced 
beside  Afric's  sunny  fountains. 
The  colored  Creoles,  the  fe- 
males, who  frequentthe  streets 
and  market  places,  are  attired 
in  quaint  and  curious  lonu 
dresses,  gathered  up  under  the 
shoulder-blades,  and  witJi 
waistbands  drawn  tightlv  just 
under  the  arm.    If  the  dresses  "^^^"  ''^^''^^^'  Martinique. 

are  gay.   the   turbans  are  gorgeous,  and  sometimes  covered   with 
jewelry. 

Through  every  street  runs  a  gutter  of  water  from  the  hills,  and  if  the 
traveler  lands  in  the  morning,  near  the  break  of  day,  he  will  find  these 
gutters  alive  with  people.  He  will  meet,  iierhaps,  a  baby  disporting  in 
the  water,  and  kept  from  being  hurried  off  in  the  Hood  by  maternal 
hands;  then  a  pet  poodle  being  soused  in  the  narrow  gutter.  The 
streams  being  fed  from  momitain  lakes,  cleanliness  in  dress  and  habita- 
tion, even  among  the  lowest  classes,  is  everywhere  conspicuous.  There 
Is  a  fine  cathedral  here,  a  theatre,  cool  scjuares  with  flasliing  fountains, 
a  beautiful  garden  of  plants  in  the  suburbs,  containing  wonderful  plants 
and  a  nice  little  museum,  and  a  .sr?ua»«  with  shaded  promenades,  where 
a  military  band  gives  excellent  music  on  Sunday  afternoons. t^ The 
mountain  rides,' over  good  roads,  are  calculated  to  invigorate  and 
refresh  one,  and  a  few  miles  from  the  town  St.  Pierre,  are   warm 


SOUTHERN  WINTER  RESORTS. 


28 


with 


springs,  much  freciuonted.  The  stores  contain  tlie  best  of  French 
goods,  and  the  hotels  here  are  the  best  in  the  islands.  No  one  should 
leave  without  testing  at  least  one  dejeuner  at  the  Hotel  Micas,  with  its 
delicious  fruits,  good  wines  and  dishes.  Here  in  St.  Pierre  is  one  of 
the  best  photographic  establishments  in  the  West  Indies,  and  no  one 
should  leave  without  visiting  M.  Hartmann  and  examining  his  collec- 
tion of  views. 

A  call  should  be  made,  if  possible,  at  Fort  de  France,  twenty    .  \ea 
below  St.  Pierre,  the  seat  of  government.    There  is  a  statue  !».  ^he 


ST,  PIERRE,  MARTINIQUE. 

Empress  Josephine,  who  was  born  on  this  island,  at  Trois  Islets,  five 
miles  from  Port  Royal.  There  is  a  large  dry  dock  here,  second  in 
capacity  only  to  the  floating  dock  of  Bermuda.  Above  Fort  de  France 
are  also  warm  springs,  near  the  Trois  Pitons,  peaked  mountains  that 
cau  l)e  seen  from  the  town.  The  trade  of  Martiniiiue  with  the  United 
States,  since  the  opening  of  the  new  route,  luis  greatly  increased,  and 
it  is  e(pially  S(J  with  Duminica,  great  tpiantities  of  fruit  and  sugar 


being  shipped 


TROPICAL  FRUITS. 


The  pine-api>le,  cocoanut,  grape,  melon,  date,  sapadilla,  lig, 
orange,  shaddock,  lime,  lemon,  citron,  guavu,  mango,  plantain, banana, 
star-apple,  pomegninate,  plum,  cherry,  grenadllla,  water-lemon,  avo- 
cado-pear, tamarind,  l)read-fruit,  custard-ai)ple,  sugar-apple  and  sour- 


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SOUTHERX   WrXTER  RKSOBTS. 


sop.  The  vegetables— yam,  odrloos,  sweet  i)otato,  cassava,  cab- 
bage, cucumber,  pea,  i)arsnii).  Itcan,  carrot,  radisli.  ogg-plant,  celery, 
sorrel,  spinach,  pumpkin,  tomato,  oclira,  etc.,  etc. ;  besides  sugar-cane, 
coffee,  cocoa,  corn,  guinea-grass,  ginger,  vanilla,  nutmeg,  clove, 
pimento,  indigo,  aloe,  arrow-root  and  castor-bean. 

An  eastern  road  runs  along  the  Atlantic  coast,  over  lovely  hills  and 
valleys,  with  views  in  sight  the  whole  distance,  that  would  repays 
week's  stay,  through  an  aveiiue  of  ninety-one  palms  and  past  a  noted 
mineral  spring,  to  the  distant  land  country. 

A  little  steamer  runs  down  the  island  on  the  western  side,  past 
grand  and  beautiful  scenery  to  a  town  near  the  base  of  the  Soufriere, 
the  great  volcano,  which  treated  tlie  island  to  an  eruption  in  1812.  The 
ascent  of  this  volcano  occupies  half  a  day  from  the  plantations  at  its 
base,  and  arrangements  must  be  made  in  advance  with  the  managers 


SHIPPING  DOCKS,  MARTINIQUE, 

of  estates  there,  for  mules,  horses  and  guides.  The  crater  of  this  vol- 
cano is  the  grandest  in  the  chain,  is  a  mile  in  diameter,  and  a  thousand 
feet  dee]),  said  to  be  the  most  nearly  perfect  in  the  world.  The  brim 
is  ;s,Ouo  feet  above  the  sea,  wliero  one  can  stand  and  look  into  the 
lovely  lake  at  the  bottom,  and  out  over  the  coast  to  tlie  Caribbean 
Sea.* 


SAINT  LUCIA. 


PopiilHtioii.  :!-.>.(Hi().        Area,  ioO  S4iuar('  MlleR. 

Next  in  size  to  Martinique,  and  second  largest  in  the  Lesser  Antilles, 
it  is  famous  for  its  ])ictures(|U(>  appearance  from  the  sea.  There  is  much 
cultivable  laud  and  many  hills  and  mountains  and  beauti/ul  valleys. 

1  rV^  "' '«'"/5s  '■"  "if  rnrihhcpx,"  is  iho  only  aopurato  description  of  tills  volcano 
and  hfoon  till' i)ioiiiit.iiii.t,'iv(3nhy  an  (>yc-wituos.s ;  also,  tho  Boiliutf  Lake  n(  Do- 
miniea,  as  it  oxistod  prior  to  tlio  eruiitiou. 


• 


SOUTHERN  WINTER  RESORTS, 


25 


Castries,  the  port  and  capital,  is  rather  hot.  Lying  at  the  end  of  a  deep 
harbor  surrounded  by  strikingly  l)cautiful  scenery,  it  is  in  a  locality 
I)eculiarly  well  adapted  for  the  propagation  of  fever,  and  this  fact  has 
given  the  island  a  reputation  for  unhealthiness  that  it  does  not  deserve, 
for  there  are  hills  and  valleys  noted  for  their  salubrity.  The  steamer 
draws  up  to  the  wharf  here,  a  feat  which  is  not  possible  in  any  other 
harbor,  and  the  passenger  can  step  on  shore ;  and  he  should  climb  the 
hill  and  visit  the  broad  savanna,  where  are  the  fort,  signal  station  and 
government  house — the  view  from  here  is  superb.  A  most  interesting 
oi)eration  is  that  of  coiiling,  which  is  done  here  by  women,  who  carry 
great  lumps  and  baskets  of  coal  upon  their  heads. 

St.  Lucia  has  its  Soufrierc,  or  sulphur  mountain,  though  it  is  not  now 
Active.  Its  summit  is  an  attractive  spot,  and  rises  4,000  feet  above  the 
«ea>.    It  exhibits  more  the  volcanic  aspect  than  Morne  Pelee,  the  extinct 


'SWEET  HOME"   IN  THE  TROPICS, 


»»  lilt-  11      xiiv-.  *♦  tJ\^ 


volcano  that  towers  abi)ve  St.  Pierre,  in  ^Martiniiiuo, 

attains  a  height  of  4,000  feet.    Jiy  fur  the  most  beautiful  of  the  detached 

mountains  that  thrust  themselves  up  from  the  sea  are  the 


36 


SOUTHERN  WINTER  EESOBTS. 


PITONS. 

Their  height  is  variously  estimated,  but  they  are  very  high,  symmetrical, 
trim  peaks,  shaped  like  i)yramids,  covered  with  green  to  their  very 
tops. 

ST.  VINCENT. 

PopalatiM  ana  are*  alwat  tUo  aame  aa  Domiatra. 

The  seemingsmallness  of  islands  twenty-flve  or  thirty  miles  in  length," 
which,  like  St.  Vincent,  can  be  taken  in  at  a  glance,  is  thus  accounted 
for  by  Kingsley :  "Each  outer  line  trends  upward  so  surely  to  a  singld 
focus  ;  each  whole  is  so  sharply  defined  between  base-line  of  sea  and  its 
back-ground  of  sky,  that,  like  a  statue,  each  island  is  compact  and 
complete  in  itself,  an  isolated  and  independent  organism  ;  and  therefore, 
like  every  beautiful  statue,  it  looks  much  smaller  than  it  really  is.  So 
perfect  this  isolation  seems,  that  one  fancies  at  moments  that  the  island 
does  not  rise  out  of  the  sea,  but  floats  upon  it ;  that  it  is  held  in  place, 
not  by  the  roots  of  mountains  and  deep  miles  of  lava-wall  below,  but  by 
the  cloud  which  has  caught  it  by  the  top  and  will  not  let  it  go. " 

Kingston,  the  port  of  St.  Vincent,  has  a  large  bay,  guarded  by  bold 
promontories  on  either  side  ;  it  lies  on  a  plain  between  a  background  of 
hills  and  the  sea.  Six  hundred  feet  above  it,  from  the  parapet  of  Fort 
Charlotte— a  rocky  fortress  perched  upon  a  cliff— is  the  farthest-reaching 
and  loveliest  view  in  the  island  of  the  sixty-mile  line  of  the  Grenadines. 
There  are  two  hotels  here.  Near  the  jetty  is  the  police  barracks,  a 
large  building  given  up  to  the  enjoyment  of  some  sixty  negroes  and 
colored  men,  who  enact  the  farce  of  keeping  the  peace  in  this  peaceful 
island.  Less  than  a  mile  from  town  is  the  governor's  residence,  where 
are  many  valuable  palms  and  spice  trees. 


BARBADOS, 

Po|)iilatit)ii.  lO-J.MX).        Area,  10*J  S<|uare  Miles. 

Has  more  people  to  the  square  mile  than  any  other  country  outside 
China.  This  fact  gives  it  an  importance  in  the  eyes  of  a  Barbadian 
second  to  no  other  country  in  the  world.  While  the  good  Barbadian 
lives  he  prefers  to  reside  in  Barbados  ;  when  he  dies  he  wants  anothei.- 
just  like  it.  Quantity,  not  quality,  is  his  preference— he  prefers  two 
black  men  to  one  white  man,  though  the  negroes  here  are  the  most  in- 
solent in  the  world ;  they  are  industrious,  because  with  so  many  it 
must  be  work  or  perish,  and  tiiey  are  moderately  intelligent ;  they 
constitute  about  150,000  of  the  wliole  number.  Barbados  lies  directly 
east  of  St.  Vincent,  ninety  miles— rather,  the  other  islands  lie  icest  of 
Barbados ;  this  is  why  they  are  called  the  Leeward  Islands,  because 
they  are  to  leeward  of  Barbados.  The  Barbadian  divides  all  the  divis- 
ible world  into  two  parts,  one  part  of  which  is  to  leeward,  the  other  to 


VTjIi«a**aiU    \JL      JJtll  UCI-UVJO. 


the  same  ifasou,  arnoug  these  isiauua. 


i?oing  south  is  going  up— to  Barbados ;  going  north  is  goiug  down — 
from  Barbados. 


SOUTHERN  WINTER  RESORTS. 


27 


PUBLIC   BUILDINGS   IN   BARBADOS. 

It  is  a  depot  of  the  Royal  Mail,  and  there  are  seldom  less  than  two 
of  their  steamers  in  port ;  here  those  out  from  England  meet  those 
from  Demerara  and  the  islands.    A  breakwater  protects  small  vessels 


28 


SOUTHERN  WINTER  RESORTS. 


from  gales,  and  a  powerful  liffht  serves  as  a  y)eacon  for  approaching 
vessels.  A  great  deal  of  business  is  done  in  Bridgetown,  principally  in 
sugar,  the  exports  in  1876  amounting  to  nearly  $5,000,000,  and  the  imports 
to  more  than  that.  In  Bridgetown  are  many  large  stores;  the  mer- 
chants are  gentlemanly  and  obliging,  and  the  stocks  large  and  varied. 
Several  Americans  have  made  fortunes  here,  by  shrewd  dealing,  and 
monopolize  the  greater  part  of  American  imports.  There  is  one 
hotel  and  several  boarding-liouses.  An  attempt  was  recently  made  to 
erect  a  hotel  for  winter  visitors  at  a  beautiful  seaside  place  called 
Hastings,  but  fell  through  from  lack  of  support.  There  is  everything 
here  to  attract  a  person  in  search  of  a  mild  climate,  pure  air,  boating, 
bathing,  fishing,  good  riding  and  pleasant  scenery. 

There  is  a  regiment  of  red-coats,  with  officers  that  are  nice,  and 
privates  that  are  smart.  Near  Bridgetown  there  are  some  very  line  resi- 
dences and  pleasant  grounds;  tlie  governor's  residence,  'Farley  Hill." 
and  some  of  the  country  and  suburban  cliurches  are  very  attractive — of 
stone,  spacious  and  elegnnt.  and  draped  in  ivy. 

To  the  seeker  after  tlie  picturesque  there  is  not  so  much  that  is 
attractive  as  in  other  islands,  through  all  its  eighteen  miles  of  length,  but 
the  remote  district  called  Scotland,  in  the  northeastern  part,  displays 
some  rocks  and  caves,  some  petroleum  springs  and  an  occasional  mon- 
key. A  class  of  people  live  here,  of  a  condition  and  degree  of  intelli- 
gence similar  to  the  "crackers  "  of  the  south,  who  are  supposed  to  be 
the  degenerate  descendants  of  the  original  settlers  of  two  centuries 
ago,  and  are  the  only  lazy  and  apathetic  people  in  this  little  island. 
Secluded  among  and  surrounded  by  sugar  estates,  fit  a  distance  from 
the  town,  near  the  coast,  is  Codrington  College.  No  more  delightful 
place  can  be  imagined  than  these  grounds,  with  their  avenues  of  palms 
thrusting  up  graceful  crowns  high  in  the  air,  with  ivy  covering  the 
walls  of  the  buildings.  The  cnliego  was  founded  in  1710,  is  amply 
endowed,  and  a  few  students  find  here  a  congenial  retreat.  There  are 
several  newspapers  published  in  Bridgetown,  and  the  editorial  intelli- 
gence is  of  a  higher  order  than  is  employed  upon  the  majority  of  these 
island  papers.  The  people  are  well  educated,  wide  awake,  and  hospit- 
able. The  West  India  and  Panama  Telegraph  Line,  with  headiiuarters 
in  St.  Thomas,  connects  with  tliis  island,  as  with  all  others  of  the 
group. 


TRINIDAD. 


Popnlttioii  (1871)  110,000.        Area,  1754  Square  Miles. 

Though  an  island,  Trinidad  belongs,  physically  and  geographically, 
to  South  America ;  its  geological  constitution  is  South  American,  a" 
well  as  its  fauna  and  flora.  Situated  in  latitude  10°  north,  and  hence 
the  most  southerly  of  all  the  islands,  it  possesses  a  climate  warmer  and 
raoister;  its  products  are  remarkable,  and  in  variety  of  timber  and 
forest  trees  is  excelled  by  no  island  in  the  chain.  It  is  the  most  impor- 
tant, not  only  from  its  geographical  position,  but  from  the  extent  of 
its  territory,  as  yet  hardly  explored.  Unlike  Barbados,  which  is  culti- 
vated to  the  extent  of  its  i>rouueiivii  i)ower,  Trinidad  has  tiiousands  of 
acres  susceptible  of  cultivation  as  yet  untouched.     Not  only  is  the' soil 


SOUTHEliN  WINTER  RESORTS. 


rich,  but  there  are  mineral 
l)roduct8,  coal  luivin;^  been 
found.  Since  that  day  in 
1198,  when  Columbus,  look- 
ing upon  its  peaked  hills, 
called  it  La  Trinidad,  to 
the  present  century,  it  has 
known  much  of  the  evils  of 
war.  Wrested  from  the 
Indians  by  the  Spanish, 
it  was  taken  by  the  French, 
and  later  by  the  English, 
who  have  kept  it  ever  since. 
Here  we  see  the  survival 
of  the  Attest,  for  he  who 
fought  the  hardest  holds 
possession  of  the  soil— even 
the  valiant  Briton.  Many 
great  men  have  preceded 
us,  reader:  Ealoigh,  Colum- 
bus and  Humboldt.  But 
where  are  the  Caribs,  whose 
cannibalistic  amusements 
the  rude  Spaniards  inter- 
rupted ?  Alas !  they  are  no 
more.  In  their  place  are 
negroes  and  coolies,  and  the 
various  colored  races  result- 
ing  from  amalgamation  of 

these  with  the  ever-dominant  white  man.  The  Dragon's  Mouth  — 
so  called  by  Columbus  from  the  dangerous  character  of  its  current 
—  gives  entrance  into  the  great  Gulf  of  Paria.  You  will  sail  in 
between  high  cliffs  covered  with  a  vegetation  that  hardly  prepares 
you  for  the  richness  of  the  island  beyond.  There  are  four  of 
these  channels  opening  into  the  Gulf  of  Paria,  which  lies  between 

Trinidad  and  the 


COOLIE  WOMAN,  TRINIDAD. 


^■^^'. 


continent,  with  a 
length  of  upwards 
of  100  miles,  and  an 
average  breadth  of 
fifty.  While  the 
shores  of  Trinidad 
are  mainly  hilly 
east  and  north,  the 
southern  shores  of 
the  great  Gulf  are 
generally  low  and 
marshy,  bordered 
by  great  groves  of 
mangroves,  which 
have  extended  into 


CLOCK  TOWER,  TRINIDAD. 


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BAMBOOS,  TRINIDAD. 

places  several  miles  beyond  the  land.  These  trees  were  once  inhabited 
by  a  tribe  of  Indians,  called  Guaroners.who  built  their  huts  among  the 
branches,  lived  on  flsh,  and  carried  on  a  little  trade  with  Trinidad. 
The  southern  opening  to  tlie  Gulf  of  Paria,  between  Trinidad  and  the 
delta  of  the  Orinoco,  is  called  the  Serpent's  Mouth,  and  through  this 
mouth,  from  the  southward,  are  blown  some  of  the  strongest  currents 
ever  breasted  by  sea-faring  men,  sometimes  with  a  velocity  of  from 
three  to  four  miles  an  hour. 


GOVERNOR'S  RESIDENCE,  TRINIDAD. 

And  now,  having  examined  the  "  lay  of  the  land,"  and  having  cast 
a  glance  at  the  historic  cruising-ground  of  Columbus  and  Kaleigh,  let 
us  look  at  the  principal  port  of  Trinidad — 


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PORT  OF  SPAIN. 

It  lies  la  the  northwestern  part  of  the  island,  near  the  Caroni 
River,  occupying  a  portion  of  a  plain,  well  cultivated  and  fertile.  It  is 
considered  a  desirable  place  of  residence  during  a  good  portion  of  the 
year.  It  contains  about  22,000  inhabitants,  many  fine  buildings,  and  ia 
considered  one  of  the  most  important  cities  in  these  islands.  It  has 
been  so  often  and  so  exhaustively  described  that  little  remains  to  be 
said.  The  object  of  this  guide  is  to  direct  attention  to  the  equally 
beautiful,  though  less  known,  islands  north  of  Trinidad,  and  to  present 
such  descriptions  as  have  not  l)efore  been  offered  to  the  public. 
Writers  without  number  have  paid  their  respects  to  Trinidad ;  it  was 
the  stamping-ground  of  the  late  Canon  Kingsley,  and  if  any  one  can 


CORNER  or  KING  AND  FREDERICK  STREETS,  PORT  OF  SPAIN,  TRINIDAD. 

follow  in  his  wake  and  discover  any  new  object  for  enthusiasm,  he 
must  be  more  than  mortal,  for  Kingsley  saw  (very  often)  with  the  eye 
offaitli.  The  Botanic  Garden  is  the  lion  of  Port  of  Spain;  it  should 
be  studied  for  days,  as  here  are  gathered  the  principal  plants  of  the 
tropical  world.  Of  late  years  it  has  been  suffered  to  rest  on  its  laurels, 
and  has  been  more  an  object  of  profit  than  pleasure. 

The  vultures  that  congregate  by  hundreds  in  the  trees  of  the 
square,  roost  on  the  house-tops,  and  wrangle  over  refuse  in  the  streets, 
are  curious  to  the  visitor,  but  they  indicate  the  sanitary  conditio',  of 
the  city,  for  they  are  the  sole  scavengers  and  only  sewers.    They  are 


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protectod  by  law  and  kocp  the  streeta  wondorfuUy  clean.  A  railroad 
leads  into  tlio  country,  through  and  into  beautiful  scenery,  and  little 
steamers  provide  access  to  the  many  delipflitful  towns  along  the  coast. 
With  its  broad  savanna  of  mafjniflcent  proimrtions,  perpetually  ver- 
dant, itH  palms,  grand  public  l)uildin<,'s,  its  tropical  garden  and  its  cool 
and  inviting  surroundings  of  liills  and  mountains.  Port  of  Si)ain  should 
attract  annually  thousands  of  visitors.  The  greatest  wonder  of  the 
island  is  the  Pitch  Lake,  r(^at'hc(l  by  a  steamer  every  two  days  from 
town,  whoso  surface  of  bubbling  asphalt  has  excited  the  wonder  and 
admiration  of  generations. 

It  will  seem  to  the  voyager  that  the  journey  into  the  tropics  is  but 
just  begun,  when  he  stands  upon  this  threshold  of  the  mysterious  con- 
tinent whose  shores  lie  dim  in  siglit  from  the  hills  of  Port  of  Spain  ;  and, 
if  the  spirit  so  moves  him,  he  can  (ero  enter  upon  cruises  that  will 
eventually  bring  him  to  the  Andes,  or'  the  Straits  of  Magellan. 

Steam  lines  center  here,  and  connect  with  the  "Quebec  Line" 
steamers,  that  will  carry  one  in  any  direction— south,  east,  or  west— to 
British  Guiana,  Venezuela,  Curav'oa,  and  Caracas.  The  mighty  Ori- 
noco empties  its  waters  here,  and  up  tliis  turbid  stream  the  steamers 
of  the  "  Orinoco  Navigation  Company  "  plougli  their  way  as  far  as  navi- 
gation permits.  Angostura,  famous  for  its  bitters,  and  the  gold  mines 
of  Bolivar,  which  seem  about  to  realize  Ruleigli's  dream  of  El  Dorado 
of  three  centuries  ago,  v  in  be  reached  by  tliis  lino  of  steamers.  Croco- 
diles, ibis,  pumas,  cougars,  pheasants,  monkeys,  and  all  the  denizens 
of  tropical  wildernesses,  are  here  in  abundance. 


There  is  no  end  to  tlie  possibilities  of  a  winter  spent  in  roaming 
about  and  over  these  beuutilul  tropic  isles;  but  there  is  an  end  to  all 
guide-boolcs  and  to  tlie  time  at  one's  command;  and  let  us  hope,  in 
closing,  that  the  r<-'ader  will  be  induced  to  measure  our  descriptions  by 
his  own  experience  among  tlio  Lesser  Antilles  during  the  coming 
winter. 


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Quebec  Steamship  Company. 


The  Quebec  Steamship  Company,  of  Quebec,  Canada,  incorporated  in 
1887,  have  for  the  last  thirteen  (18)  years  run  a  direct  Une  of  steamers 
from  New  York  to  Bermuda,  under  a  mail  contract  with  the  Bermuda 
government.  The  steamers  of  this  line  are  all  Britidi-built  iron  steamers, 
of  large  capacity  and  power ;  and  during  the  thirteen  yeare  they  Lave 
been  run  with  unexampled  regularity.  During  this  long  period  the 
Company  has  had  the  satisfaction  of  running  its  boats  without  failing  to 
comply  with  the  time  table  and  without  accident.  The  schedule  of 
sailing  days  is  named  for  six  months  in  advance.  To  meet  the  growing 
passenger  travel  the  Quebec  Steamship  Ckmxpmkf  have  built  in  En^and 
new  and  powerful  steamers  about  double  the  tonnage  of  any  ship  hereto- 
fore sent  to  Bermuda.  These  boats  are  9000  tdns,  and  have  cabin  accoin' 
modation  of  the  most  improved  style  for  one  hundred  flrBt>c]ass  passengers, 
and  every  improvement  for  safety  at  sea. 


/fATES  OF  PASSMBE  TO  OEIIMUDA. 

First  Cabin,  including  meals  and  stateroom  berth $80  00 

"    Excurioii 50  00 

Second  Cabin,    "  "  <«  •<     20  00 

"     B^ouwion! ]..!.".'.  88  50 
Steerage,  including  meals. 10  qq 


BATEZ  OF  PiSUOE  TO  W1MDWMRD  ISLMKDS. 

New  York  to  St.  Kitts,  Antigua,  Dominica  (  ^«»«»e '»».  Cabin. . . ,|55  00 

and  Martinique j  Excorsitm M  ss 

„      ,,    ^  ,  (Steemge 21- so 

New  York  to  St.  Lucia  or  Barbados,  Cabin,  single  fare «0  00 

"  "  "  Excursion  tickets ]  165  00 

Stenrage,  single 80  00 

iNewYorktoTrinidad,  single  fare,  Cabin..... 75  oo 

"  "        Excursion 18198 

Steerage , ]  87  60 

Cabin  rates  include  meals  and  stateroom  berth  but  not  liquors.  .Steer, 
e  includes  subsistence. 

■XOURtlON   TIOKITS  GOOD  FOR  SIX   MOMTMS. 

For  information  regarding  Steamers  and  Passage  apply  to 
NOMAS  COOK  &  SON,  261  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

A.  E.  OUTERBRIDGE  &  CO.,  Agents; 
Abthur  Ahebk,  51  Broadway, 

Secretary,  WEw'vORK. 

QUEBEC. 


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Quebec  Steamship  Company 

BERMUDA,  ST.  EITTS,  ANTIOnA,  DOMIlilJCA, 

MABTINIQUE,  ST.  LUCIA,  EABEAD08,  TBINIBAD, 


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ger  accommodation,  will  sail  from  the  Company's  pier,  new,  47  Nortb  River,  every 
alternate  Thursday,  from  October  till  January,  wben  sailicgs  will  be  every  ten  (10)  days. 
During  the  months  of  Anril,  May  and  Juce,  steamers  will  leave  every  Thursday  at  8  p.  m. 

Ibv  !ork  vi  Mmi  Isluk  Sttassliip  liu. 

To  ST.  Kins.  ANTIGUA,  DOMINICA,  MARTINIQUE,  ST.  LUCIA, 

BARBADOS,  TRINIDAD. 

The  flrst-olBM  Iron  Steamshlpa  "OKIMOCO,"  1900  tons;    "MUKIEI.."  1800 
tons;   •'  BERMVDA,"  ISOO  tons. 

These  vessels,  having  excellent  Passecger  Accommodation,  are  scheduled  to  sail  from 
Pier  47  (new  number)  every  fourteen  days. 

Tickets  are  for  sale  at  all  principal  Ticket  Offices  in  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
For  passage  and  laformatloB  of  the  above  routes,  apply  to  THOB.  COOK  A  SON, 
161  Broadway,  New  York. 

For  freight  passage,  letters  of  credit,  Ac.,  apply  to 

A.  1.  OUTlEBEIS&l  &  CO.,  Agents,  51  Broadway,  l^'ew  York. 
ARTHUR  AHERN,  Secretary,  QUEBEC. 


